Marion Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Marion Township
Township
Beaver Lake, located in Marion Township
Beaver Lake, located in Marion Township
Location of Marion Township in Dubois County
Location of Marion Township in Dubois County
Coordinates: 38°24′02″N 86°50′15″W / 38.40056°N 86.83750°W / 38.40056; -86.83750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2)
 • Land31.71 sq mi (82.1 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
499 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,432
 • Density47.3/sq mi (18.3/km2)
FIPS code18-46890[3]
GNIS feature ID453605

Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,501 and it contained 767 housing units.[4]

History

Marion Township was created from land given by Bainbridge, Hall, Columbia, Harbison, and Patoka townships.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.66 square miles (84.6 km2), of which 31.71 square miles (82.1 km2) (or 97.09%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 2.91%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Education

Marion Township is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.[6] The comprehensive high school of that school district is Northeast Dubois High School.

In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school.[7]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Marion Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 359.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list.
  7. ^ "Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing". Dubois County Daily Herald. Vol. 53, no. 236. Jasper, Indiana. July 14, 1948. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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